Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

Hearing an effeminate voice, Lu Yuan turned to see several eunuchs standing before him. "Go to the palace for what?" he asked.

Lu Yuan was in the dark. All he knew was that the wedding with Yue’Er was the day after tomorrow. ’So why go to the palace today?’

The lead eunuch tilted his head up slightly, a look of confusion on his face. "Lord Lu," he asked, "did you not know that we must first do a run-through today?

That can’t be right. Someone should have informed you a few days ago!"

Lu Yuan was completely baffled. He couldn’t make heads or tails of what was supposed to happen today.

Other than the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, no one else had visited in the past few days.

Lu Yuan asked again, "Eunuch, are you talking about a rehearsal in the palace?"

"Lord Lu, I don’t understand this ’rehearsal’ you speak of. Today is for the run-through. Tomorrow, you will marry Princess Yue Ning."

The lead eunuch wrung his hands, looking terribly anxious.

Then it all clicked for Lu Yuan.

’So that’s it. That Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites... he dared to keep this from me. He just dropped off the Python Robe and wedding attire and left. He’s taking out the anger from his punishment by the Emperor on me.’

Lu Yuan thought, gritting his teeth in anger.

Of course, he also realized he hadn’t just slept for a short while. He had slept for an entire day.

The wedding was originally scheduled for the day after tomorrow, but because Lu Yuan had overslept by a day, it was now tomorrow.

’Hm? Princess Yue Ning? So Yue’Er has been officially titled! And it’s a rather nice title, too,’ Lu Yuan thought.

"Oh, my dear Lord Lu, please stop pondering," the lead eunuch said, frantic with anxiety. "This servant will help you get dressed and groomed right away."

"You lot, aren’t you going to help His Lordship get changed?" the Chief Eunuch commanded in a pinched voice, pointing a limp-wristed finger at the eunuchs behind him.

"Lord Lu, please bear with us."

Time was short, and the task was important.

The Little Eunuchs could no longer worry about offending the soon-to-be Prince Consort; they swarmed Lu Yuan all at once.

Before Lu Yuan could resist, the eunuchs had stripped off his pajamas.

Lu Yuan’s once-scrawny frame now boasted some well-defined muscle.

At this moment, Lu Yuan was on full display, save for one crucial area.

Being surrounded and dressed by this group of overeager men—eunuchs, no less—made Lu Yuan incredibly awkward.

They were also the Emperor’s personal eunuchs, so he couldn’t exactly push them away or refuse.

There was nothing he could do. People of this era had their own particular customs, and servants attending to their masters had no time for such modesty.

’Aaargh! I’ve been defiled!’ Lu Yuan screamed internally.

Lu Yuan found it incredibly difficult to accept being attended to by a group of eunuchs.

He thought back to his large villa in Yandu, where a bevy of beautiful maids had attended to him. That experience, compared to this...

...was the difference between heaven and earth.

Su Liyan came up to the second floor, carrying a tray with a bowl of meat broth and some pastries.

When Su Liyan reached the door to Lu Yuan’s room, she took in the eye-popping scene before her and said:

"Dear, what is this?"

Lu Yuan said awkwardly, "The eunuchs insisted on dressing me. They said everyone in the palace is waiting."

Su Liyan entered the room, placed the tray on the table, and said, "Eunuchs, perhaps you should let me do that."

The eunuchs looked up at the stunning woman. ’She’s clearly a young lady from a wealthy family,’ they thought. ’How could someone like her possibly know how to wait on people? If we delay any longer, it could cost us our lives!’

The eunuchs continued their work as one replied with a smile, "Madam, it is best we handle this."

Seeing this, Su Liyan could only find a stool and sit to the side. She watched as the eunuchs personally attended to her man, secretly amused.

「Several minutes later.」

The eunuchs finished dressing Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked at his reflection in the bronze mirror. He was only in his early twenties, yet he was already dressed in official robes. Coupled with the eunuchs’ skillful grooming,

his handsome, scholarly face looked truly refined.

Lu Yuan reached out, pulled Su Liyan to her feet, and said, "Honey, let’s go."

"Me?" Su Liyan asked, confused. "Why would I go with you?"

Lu Yuan said, "Today’s just the run-through. I figure you won’t be able to attend tomorrow, so I want to take you to see it today."

Lu Yuan was right. Even though Su Liyan was his officially wed primary wife, she would not be able to attend. It was a matter of giving face to the Royal Family.

Su Liyan took two steps back. "Dear, that wouldn’t be appropriate," she said. "If I go, the ministers will surely criticize you."

Lu Yuan stepped forward, wrapped an arm around Su Liyan’s slender waist, and pulled her into his embrace. "You are my wife. The Royal Family will have more rules tomorrow, but today, you are coming with me, no matter what!"

Lu Yuan wanted his wife to be there to declare her status as the primary wife. He could accept her suffering the small indignity of waiting at the Post House tomorrow, but today, she absolutely had to be there!

’I’ll give the Royal Family face, but they have to give me face in return.’

Lu Yuan was no pushover, nor was he some modern-day Chen Shimei. He would never, ever abandon his own wife just because he was marrying a princess.

Although Su Liyan was still worried, she couldn’t argue with her husband’s insistence and finally agreed.

’He has it so good. A wife that beautiful, and he still gets to marry the Princess of the Current Dynasty.’

The eunuchs standing to the side could only watch this public display of affection.

Seeing how sweet Lord Lu and his wife were together made the eunuchs even more determined to save their money. Perhaps one day they, too, could find a palace Maid to form a partnership with.

The lead eunuch cleared his throat and said, "Lord Lu, the hour grows late. We should be going. A carriage has been prepared for you outside the Post House."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan kept his arm around his wife and said, "Eunuch, we won’t be taking the carriage. We’ll take our own vehicle, and I’ll have one of my men show us the way."

"Well..." The lead eunuch, terrified Lord Lu was about to cause more trouble, started to refuse.

"Someone, prepare the carriage!" Lu Yuan called out.